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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Will the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health make the HPV vaccine available to women over the age of 25? We all welcomed the decision that women under the age of 25 could get it free of charge from May. Will the Taoiseach ask the national immunisation advisory committee, NIAC, to look at this? I am asking only for those women for whom it has been deemed necessary that they get the...

Transport in Galway and Other Areas: Motion [Private Members] (23 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I welcome the motion and thank the Independent Group for tabling it. The vision set out would serve the people of Galway and the west well. I welcome, as always, the inclusion of the western rail corridor. It is rightly one of the key demands of the motion. This is yet another motion from the Opposition calling on the Government to begin construction. It is a turn-key project and all...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (23 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to move the National Fund Reserve from National Treasury Management Agency Exchequer notes where it accrues no interest, given the change in interest rate environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58319/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (23 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of final demands issued by the Revenue Commissioners; the number of sheriff enforcement procedures that have been initiated in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58320/22]

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The motion calls on the Government to declare a housing emergency, which extends to student accommodation. Students are being forced to defer courses or to live in wholly unacceptable arrangements. The last three budgets of this Government did nothing for student accommodation, despite there being projects that could deliver 3,000 student beds that were just sitting on the shelf, as the...

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: It is very disappointing to hear Deputies, and the Deputy who has just left the Chamber in particular, trying to score points by saying people would be worse off under Sinn Féin. He quoted a lot of nonsense figures but left out the fact that in Sinn Féin's alternative budget, those earning less than €70,000 would get cash payments and there would also be payments for those...

Death of Professor Brian Hillery: Expressions of Sympathy (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Fáilte to all of the Hillery family. I will not attempt to name everybody. Professor Brian Hillery made a significant contribution to public life in Ireland. He did so not only in politics but also in the spheres of economics, business and academia. Following his passing in January 2021, President Higgins paid tribute to Professor Hillery saying, "those who served with him in the...

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: European Council (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 22. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Council meeting held on 20 and 21 October 2022. [57860/22]

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: European Council (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I wholeheartedly welcome the fact that the Government finally agreed to address the situation whereby gas sets the overall electricity prices, including renewable electricity. Capping renewables at €120 per MWh is welcome but when we consider that the average wholesale price of electricity in August was €388 - it has gone down to €137 per MWh for October - we see how...

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: Departmental Offices (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: There are too many homes in the State paying dearly to heat the sky. It is clear that the Government's retrofitting plan is deeply unfair in its design. It prioritises those with greatest means over those with greatest need. A wealthy household can access €25,000 in publicly funded grants for the deep retrofit while many with far greater need cannot access basic measures such as...

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Commissioner Vestager is very accustomed to problems in the Irish insurance market, having overseen the investigation into the motor insurance industry over recent years for operating a cartel. That investigation and political pressure from Sinn Féin and Deputy Pearse Doherty led the Government to set out the 66 actions on insurance reform. The Government recently published a report...

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. [57859/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reviews (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 258. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when his Department will conduct and updated version of the spending review of apprenticeships published in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57717/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the total drawdown from the defective block remediation fund; if he will provide a further breakdown by drawdown in counties Mayo and Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57252/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 305. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rationale behind the decision to exclude terraced and semi-detached houses with respect to the recent working group examination of defects in purpose-built apartments and duplexes built between 1991 and 2013, from report and terms of reference; if there are any plans for a similar working group examination of defects in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual expenditure on the apprentice accommodation allowances and travel allowance, per year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57712/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details on the proposals recently supported by the Cabinet to increase the supply of student accommodation, including proposals for the State to assist directly in bridging the gap between development costs and rental affordability in relation to the provision of additional student accommodation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he anticipates the student accommodation unit will bring forward a new student accommodation policy for Cabinet approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57708/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices working across the public sector; the percentage this is of the total number of registered apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57709/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Nov 2022)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices employed across the public sector in each of the years since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57710/22]